Dossia Testimony before HHS Advisory Committee

Yesterday, I attended a hearing of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics’s (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security.  NCVHS is a major advisory committee to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and … Continue reading

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New study shows that chip-enabled technologies can substantially reduce electricity consumption

A new study released last week by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) shows that chip-enabled technologies have revolutionized the relationship between economic production and energy consumption. The study was commissioned by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). … Continue reading

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Nurturing an Accountable Privacy Profession

I. The Privacy Professional – The past two decades have seen a tremendous rate of innovation in the way that data is managed and processed. Some of this data, pertains to individuals, and how it is processed can have positive … Continue reading

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House Patent Hearing

Simon testimony final.docOn April 30, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR 1260, the Patent Reform Act of 2009. HR 1260 is essentially identical to HR 1908 from the 110th Congress. David Simon, Chief Patent Counsel for Intel … Continue reading

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Health IT Privacy

Today I participated in a workshop held by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a nonprofit, public interest advocacy organization devoted to technology policy issues.  CDT runs a well-respected Health Privacy Project that is attempting to develop workable privacy … Continue reading

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Intel Statements on the European Commission Decision

I want to share with you the views of our CEO and General Counsel on the European Commisson’s decision today. —————- EC Ruling: Statement by Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini  SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13, 2009 – Paul Otellini, … Continue reading

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The Broadband Stimulus Challenge

The US government will be awarding roughly $7 billion of grants designed to promote broadband use by unserved and underserved Americans. They are expected to announce the rules for this process by the end of June. Thousands of applications are … Continue reading

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Sean Maloney Keynote at WCAI in Washington, DC

Sean Maloney, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer at Intel, gave the keynote address at the WCAI’s Wireless Policy Summit in Washington, DC on May 5. He highlighted the primary role that mobile wireless broadband platforms such … Continue reading

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A Great Day in New York

April 22, 2009 was a great day for education in New York as Intel Corporation honored the New York winners and finalists participating in Intel sponsored education competitions. The competitions highlighted included the Intel Science Talent Search (STS), the Intel … Continue reading

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